United Kingdom Products Winter Wheat

Winter Wheat Information

The KWS UK wheat breeding programme has produced many key varieties for UK growers.


These include specialist breadmaking varieties such as Malacca and the current leading Group 2 milling variety, Cordiale.

The Group 3 variety, Robigus remains the leading UK biscuit wheat.

Our breeders have also produced high yielding Group 4s.  Oakley is the highest yielding wheat on the 2008 UK Recommended List and Humber is not far behind.

Winter Wheat Products

Variety Description
Cordiale The UK's No.1 Breadwinner
Grafton The new standard for earliness
Humber High yielding versatility
KWS Curlew KWS Curlew (W144) is a new provisional Group 2 hard milling wheat, with good breadmaking quality, HFN, and excellent specific weight.
KWS Horizon KWS Horizon (W150) is a new provisional Group 2 hard milling wheat, with good breadmaking quality, HFN and outstanding specific weight.
KWS Quartz KWS Quartz (W148) is a new provisional Group 2 hard milling wheat, with good breadmaking quality, outstanding HFN and excellent specific weight.
KWS Sterling KWS Sterling (W152), currently in RL trials, is a new provisional Group 2 hard milling wheat, with good breadmaking quality, HFN and specific weight.
Malacca Growers' Guide
Oakley Mammoth yields
Robigus Takes the biscuit
Sherborne Sherborne is a short, stiff strawed Group 4 feed wheat with good septoria tritici and excellent fusarium ear blight resistance.
Viscount The UK's premium soft wheat

 

Viscount Gross Output Calculator

This downloadable spreadsheet allows you to examine various scenarios showing the profitability of Viscount compared to other varieties.
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Fair Play Initiative

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